Are you under the impression that MAC Cosmetics is a cruelty-free brand? Have you seen M·A·C marketing itself as a cruelty-free brand? There is a lot of confusion surrounding M·A·C’s cruelty-free status. Unfortunately, MAC Cosmetics is NOT a cruelty-free brand.* I have to begin by emphasising that there is no regulation of the term “cruelty-free” which means that brands can claim to be cruelty-free even if they are not (you can find out more about […]

After over 30 months of consideration, the Senate of Canada finally passed Bill S-214 which would ban cosmetic animal testing in Canada. While cosmetic animal testing is not mandatory in Canada, it is currently legal. But that will change if the Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act comes into force in Canada. (You can also learn more about Bill S-214 in my post “Is Canada Going Cruelty-Free?“) Bill S-214 In December 2015, Senator Carolyn Stewart Olsen introduced […]

On 11 March 2013, the European Union finalised the implementation of an animal testing ban and a marketing ban in relation to animal tested products. Since then, there is a widespread belief that the European Union is officially 100% cruelty-free. Many consumers believe that they can trust that all products they purchase in the European Union are cruelty-free. Unfortunately, this is not the case. The law related to the regulation of animal testing in […]

I would wager that most of the makeup in your cosmetics bag right now has been tested on animals. Up until one year ago, that would also have been true for my makeup bag. (See my first cruelty-free declutter here!) We may not like to think about it, but that doesn’t change the fact that your cosmetics ARE being tested on animals. And on top of that, many of your cosmetics are being tested on […]

It has been a hot minute since I have posted on my blog! As many of you know, I took a break from blogging in March to focus on my final exams for my last semester of law school. And then I had to study for and write the Bar exams this summer. But long story short – I finally have time to get back to posting on my blog! Over the course of […]